Arsenal are still favourites to become one of the teams through to the last 16 but they will want to win their group which means an apparently easier last 16 tie. Here are the five key battles for their match against Schalke from Germany.

The retirement of Andrew Strauss was always going to open up a can of worms in terms of who would take his place opening the batting with Alastair Cook. Here is the case for current favourite Nick Compton.

Swansea City star Michu is joined by team-mate Chico and Wigan Athletic defender Ivan Ramis in having adapted to Premier League football incredibly since arriving unheralded from La Liga. So which other five players do not carry the same glow as those from Real Madrid or Barcelona but could easily perform in the Premier League.

He was the very embodiment of the flash City trader – a self-made millionaire who rode the wave of the 1980s big bang to become a financial player famed for throwing lavish parties attended by celebrities and leading business figures.